Student and Alumni Highlights

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Student Spotlight with Geosciences Grad Ph.D. Highlight Rifat

Shaik Abdullah Al Rifat Ph.D. Department of Geosciences graduate Shaik Abdullah Al Rifat received his diploma last fall from FAU, and he has since landed a vital job at FedEx Freight. While at FAU, Rafit focused on monitoring and modeling urban growth process and measuring community resilience to disasters in the coastal United States. He joined FAU in Fall 2017. Read more.

 

 

 

Student Spotlight with Chao Xu

Chao Xu Chao Xu, a Summer 2022 graduate of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Geosciences Ph.D. program, is set to begin his new job as an Assistant Professor of Practice at Texas Tech University. Read more.

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Sara Durgan

m Sara Durgan is an FAU alumna who graduated in Spring 2020 with their Ph.D. in Geosciences. For the past five months, Sara has been a Remote Sensing & Unmanned Aircraft System UAS Data Scientist with AECOM Fort Lauderdale, FL. Read more.

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Erika Moylan

m Erika Moylan is an FAU alumna who graduated in Spring 2018 with her B.A. in Geology with a minor in GIS and an Advanced GIS certificate. For two years now, Erika has been a Geographer 1 with the South Florida Water Management District in West Palm Beach, FL. Read more.

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Kellam Bartley

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Kellam Bartley is an FAU alumnus who graduated in Spring 2020 with their B.A. in Geography. Since November 2019, Kellam has been a Geographer with the South Florida Water Management District in West Palm Beach, FL. Read more.

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Will Warren

img Will Warren is an FAU alumnus who graduated in Summer 2015 with his B.S. in Geology and Spring 2017 with his M.S. in Geology. Since June 2017, Warren has been a Coastal Geologist at Taylor Engineering, INC in Jacksonville, FL. Read more.

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Dominick Antolino

m Dominick Antolino is an FAU alumnus who graduated in Summer 2008 with his B.S. in Geology and Fall 2011 with his M.S. in Geology. Antolino has worked with the U.S. Geological Survey at the South Atlantic Water Science Center in Raleigh, North Carolina for the last eight years. Read more.

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Kathryn Lovelady

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Kathryn "Katy" Lovelady is an FAU alumna who graduated in 2009 with her B.S. in Geology, acquired a GIS Certificate in 2011, and graduated with her M.S. in Geology in 2012. Lovelady is currently employed by Maverick Engineering and Construction, whose headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts, as Design Engineering Manager for the last year. Read more .

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with April Watson

mApril Watson is an FAU alumna who graduated with her Ph.D. in Summer 2016. Dr.Watson is an Assistant Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences at Lynn University as well as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geosciences at FAU. Read more.

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Cali Munzenrieder

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Cali Munzenrieder is an FAU alumna who graduated in 2014 with her B.S. in Geology and in Summer 2016 with her M.S. in Geology. Munzenrieder has been a Hydrogeologist II for the last four and a half years at JLA Geosciences, Inc. located in Jupiter, Florida. Read more.

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Max Villanueva

m Max Villanueva is an FAU alumnus who graduated in 2014 with his M.A. in Geography. Villanueva has been a GIS Specialist for the last three years at AES Northeast located in Plattsburgh, New York. Read more .

 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Michael Yustin

m Michael Yustin is an FAU alumnus who graduated in 1998 with his B.A. in Geography and Environmental Studies Certificate and in 2006 with his M.S. in Environmental Science. Yustin has been a Project Manager in the Ecosystem Restoration and Management Division for the last six years at the Martin County Board of Country Commissioners in Stuart, Florida. Read more. 

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with William Avey

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William Cullen Aley IV is an FAU alumnus who graduated in 2005 with his M.S. in Geology along with a minor in Invertebrate Zoology and Geographic Information Systems. Aley has been a Professional Geologist for five years now with Taylor Engineering, Inc. located in Jacksonville, Florida. Read more.

 

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Alyssa Wood

m Alyssa Wood is an FAU alumna who graduated in the Fall of 2017 with an M.S. in Geosciences after the completion of her B.A. in Environmental Studies at the FAU Honors College. Wood has been a Green Initiatives Coordinator for the last two years for the Municipal Government of Hallandale Beach. Read more.

 

 

Alumni Spotlight with Rebecca Port

m Rebecca Port is an FAU alumna who graduated in 2003 with her B.S. in Geology and in 2008 with her M.S. in Geology. Port has been a Geologist for the last five years at the National Park Service Geologic Resources Division in Lakewood, Colorado. Read more.